all clear, though we should start with the warm and muggy air in baltimore. the humid weather is triggering showers and strong thunderstorms in northern virginia. while we may be all right at the start, they will have a tendency to work on in. mostly cloudy and a 50-50 shot. complete seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> a 4-year-old from north baltimore is recovering after police say he was shot by his father during a domestic dispute. police are charging erik ford sr. with attempted murder. he's accused of shooting not only his young son but his mother as well. you saw at first last night. investigators tell us he had been involved in an argument with his girlfriend when things turned violent and he pulled out a gun. what we don't -- but they don't understand is why the first shot was fired at the sun. >> the thought that a child was subjected to this alleged abuse and the fact that -- it is a true tragedy and thankfully we can close the case. >> the boy's mother was shot multiple times. howard county police are hoping to stop a door besting burger -- or busting bur

man is recovering after someone shot him in the groin. it happened in northeast baltimore. the suspect took off after the shooting. right now, no word on them motive. a man and shot and killed late last night. right now, we're told the is 38-years old and was rushed to shock trauma. you know anything, you are asked to call410-396-2100. the orioles had a chance to take full possession of first place today with more than 40,000 fans and a beautiful day at camden yards. >> it was a great opportunity to for sure, but after losing nick markakis last by a broken thumb, it's not surprising the birds seemed down today. he continued his amazing streak against new york. an rbi single in the fourth putting the orioles within two runs. he has been taunted the yankees all season long. the bronx bombers and did it all lots a day. even derek jeter got in on the action. 13-3. they now trail by one game in the standings. >> our guys are disappointing little bit on the day. we will regroup over the much deserved off day for our guys. we will see where we are. >> later, we will hear from some of

jeans f you've seen this woman or have information, call the baltimore county police department right away. >>> three weeks after a near riot, the owner will go before the liquor control board. there the -- the board will determine if the recher theater will be able to keep its license. the hearing will be on october 15th. >>> what does a hexic movie -- hex -- historic movie theater cost. the city bought it for $800,000 in 2009. it's being renovated right now. >> let's go to m&t bank stadium where prime-time tailgating is going on. ravens dense the browns on thursday night football. just heard where late owner art modell has made the list. this is the long list. we've got jonathan ogden, priest holmes and the final selection is on so many sunday. tonight the ravens put jamal lewis into the ring of on north. >>> thankfully the regular refs will be back. after countless botched calls -- of course this was the disgrace on monday night football. gene steratore will work tonight's game. >>> you can watch the ravens and the browns on a big screen tv set up right here at harry run park in ch

who brought the nfl back to baltimore is fighting for his life this morning. art modell is reportedly gravely ill at johns hopkins university hospital. modell gained attention in 1996 when he decided to move the cleveland browns to baltimore and eventually sold all but 1% of the ravens. the ravens team spokesman did not know modell's condition, but a cleveland television system is reporting that the 87-year-old's vital organs are failing. >>> the georgetown man suspected of killing his wife is competent to stand trial. psychiatrists at st. elizabeth's hospital say 48-year-old albricht muth has stopped eating but is competent enough to understand the charges. he is accused of killing viola drath last year and his trial is set for october. >>> a 12-year-old boy charged with second-degree murder will have to wait until october to learn his fate. he offered a plea to involuntary manslaughter charges in court. an alfred plea does not admit guilt but does concede there is enough evidence to convict. the boy's accused of beating his 2-year-old foster sister to death in july. the court will d

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ravens to baltimore is in the hospital this morning. art modell is reportedly gravely ill at johns hopkins. modell's praised in maryland but vilified in cleveland after moving the browns to baltimore back in 1996. he eventually sold all but 1% of the ravens. the ravens team spokesman did not know modell's position, but a cleveland television station is reporting that the 87-year-old's vital organs are failing. >>> a traffic alert now for drivers in northern virginia. a busy off-ramp in tysons corner will soon be back open. at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, crews will reopen the ramp from southbound 123 to westbound route 7. drivers have been using a temporary ramp. the regular rp had been closed while a tunnel was being built for metro's silver line. >>> 5:06 now, 76 degrees. a neighborhood on alert. a man bruised and beaten is sharing his story. >>> and the airline known for low fares that's now on the way to our region. >>> plus, hot and sticky weather. is relief on the way soon? storm team 4 meteorologist [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese sou

have helped in the baltimore community. they have been a good friend to the town. >>> it's about more than just writing a check. for every cause art and his wife supported they were there, whether it was here or in cleveland. >> i think he should be remembered for creating a great learning center. the academic center was named for him. so when that ground was broke and when it finishes the construction in august of 2013 i think we can look at that when the library is in there and that there will be this legacy and love of learning that's renewed here at the school now. >> reporter: this is a school in southwest baltimore. every day close to 400 at risk children get a private boarding school education. the first class will graduate in two years and they have a new class starting out this year. the school is changing lives. next year the education center will openo, classroom space that will let the seed grow. >> talking about personal giving and caring and going out and doing things. it wasn't that he just gave the money and was to gracious that way. they gave money to saint vincent's,

ravens franchise who bawled -- brought football back to baltimore. today, we say goodbye weart modell. -- to art modell. modell passed away today at the age of 87. he passed away with his sons at his side. we are joined live from sports legend museum with a look at the life of a sports legend. >> here in baltimore, he is a legend. he is a man who was respected and loved. jerry sandusky looks back on the life of the man who brought football back to basketball. >> art modell thought he would call cleveland home for the rest of his life. baltimore was returned to the nfl. but he was prevented from returning to cleveland for the rest of his life. >> ladies and gentlemen and friends of friends. >> modell never look back. he never try to hide how torn he felt about making the decision. >> no matter how promising baltimore is. i love the city of baltimore and i love the people. it is similar in makeup as it is in cleveland. but it hurt terribly to see that last game. >> only five seasons after bringing the nfl back to baltimore, modell dedicated the lombardi trophy to the city of baltimore.

. >> a baltimore city police are investigating two separate shootings were the victims are women. the most recent case happened just after 9:00 in the 400 block of south agusta ave. police say the victim, and 18- year-old woman, was found inside a car with a gunshot wound to the head. south baltimore, police looking for three men in connection with the shooting of a 39 -- 35-year old woman in chair real. we are told she is expected to survive. a four-year old boy is recovering after police say he was shot by his father during a domestic dispute. investigators say the 26-year- old also shot his girlfriend, the boy's mother. we are told it all stems from an argument that turned violent when ford pulled out a gun and shot the couple's son. >> the fact that, first of all, the child was subjected to seeing this alleged abuse and in fact the child was struck, a true tragedy. we thank all closed the case quickly and apprehended the suspect. >> the boy's mother was shot multiple times but she and her son are expected to recover. ford faces attempted murder charges. police in howard county are

to school to intimidate bullies and had no intention of pulling the trigger. baltimore county investigators would not confirm claims that he was a victim of bullying. 17-year-old daniel barley several gunshot to the back and was recently released from hospital. the guidance counselor subdued gladden, pinning him against vending machines. several others suffered minor injuries during the commotion. >> this child asked about the wellbeing of the child that was injured. we told him and he expressed relief and said that someday he would like to meet the child and his parents and express his regret for this behavior. >> robert gladden look just like this poteau as he arrived in circuit court in towson for bail review. he is charged with attempted first-degree murder. his attorneys tell the judge he is on suicide watch. his attorneys asked for postponement of the bail review until they've had an opportunity to look at the doctors' report. they ask the judge to art -- order a report on his own life. they will use all that information to argue for bail. >> the basic issue is his youth

baltimore market on tv ads. have they told the truth? >> lots of promises. >> the tv advertising is costly, contentious, and full of conflicting claims. this at opposes adding a sixth gambling site in the state. >> millions of dollars for students and teachers. >> but not really. there is no obligation to use the revenues in classrooms. >> that claim is misleading. the mandate says that a percentage goes to the state education trust fund. conceivably gambling dollars could replace general fund dollars earmarked for education, freeing in up to be used for other things. but state analysts say this is not a budget option in fiscal year 2013. >> thousands of new, good paying jobs. >> we have heard this promise before. >> this is another misleading claim. is based on a complaint from -- is based on a complaint from minority contractors. it has nothing to do with high- paying jobs, but rather that local contractors did not get much of the work. this ad supporting expanding gambling -- the job claims are exaggerated. the department of legislative services estimates a total of 2340 good paying ful

of north east baltimore. >> police are on the scene of a double shooting in the 900 block of the speaker officials say a four-year old boy and his mother were shot less than two hours ago. sheldon is live on the scene with a late breaking details. >> it appears it stems from a domestic system mission. tonight the mother and her 4- year-old son are recovering at a hospital. police have this area blocked off in the intersection of these streets in northeast baltimore. the shooting happened around 9:20 this evening. a 33-year-old woman was shot under the armpit area and had other injuries from an assault. her son was shocked in the hip. both were rushed to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. a couple neighbors tell me they have not worried for their safety in the past and were surprised to see the police tape when they came home. >> i would describe this area as generally pretty safe. there are some chaotic things that happen every once in a while. but pretty isolated events. >> you are taking a live look at the crime scene. still very much active. there is a police car out

lighten up a little bit. bowie to columbia, mt.ary, pushing toward baltimore. another area of showers in manassas and wood bridge and right around the southern end of the beltway. humidity will be high today. your temperature, 83 degrees at noontime. 85 by 3:00. i think it's late in the day today where we could see some drenching thunderstorms. let's get a look at traffic now with danella sealock. >> thanks. >>> right now we're watching the roads. traveling along beach drive in northeast, we have a downed tree slowing you down. beach drive is closed right now. that is between joyce road and blackton drive. other parts in our area look really good right now. not seeing any volume or road work to warn you about. traveling along i 270, past clarksburg road. really in both directions, nice and clear. a look at the beltway right now, inner loop and outer loop, no issues to report. travel sbeeds from i. 270 on the inner loop, 61 miles per hour. that drive just taking ten minutes. give yourself extra time this morning and pack your patience. eun, over to you. >>> 4:33. the democratic

brought the ball back to baltimore. >> he will long be remembered as them and to turn the cleveland browns and to the baltimore ravens. charm city had been mourning the sudden departure of the colts that left the redskins the closest team. >> it brings a new life to a city that kind of gets beat down as a whole. >> he had a lot of success in the early years including an nfl championship. he was known as one of the driving forces behind the night football. he was very active in charities and causes. >> a man who cared about the committee. >> as popular as he is in much of maryland, he is unpopular in cleveland where fans have never forgiven him for moving the team away even though he always had great attendance and fan support. >> he said maryland offered him a stadium that cleveland wouldn't. after cleveland had got the new team and stadium. >> they have a wonderful situation going. >> many things people have been putting on twitter today are not as terrible. others show many are still angry. >> art modell is not in the football hall of fame and many people believe that was because

... pending &pweather.bill clinton spoke last night thursday, september 6. 3 p3 3 3 former baltimore ravvns owner art modell has been hospitalizeddthe team says the 87-year old ii at johns &phopkins hospital right now. now.megan gillilland isshere with more on his condition at this hour. good morning guys,the ravens aren't saaing anything about his condtion... but a cleveland tv staaion is reporting ttat modell's vital organs are failing. they're closely monitoring his health just as we are.if you remember modell bought the cleveland browns for 4-million dollars backkinn1961... and moved the franchise to baltimmre in 1996.while he is still hated in cleveland for in baltimore... as a hero... - the man who brought the n-f-l back to chhrm city. :34 we worked hard to get here the transisition was unbeleavvale the humiliation and all that sttff in people here are magnificent i - can'' say enough about the people in this town townmodel sold a piece of the rrvens... to steve bisciotti in 2000... followed by the entire franchise four years laaer.but you might have poticed on the ravens curre

an update in the next half-hour. >>> police in baltimore are looking for the person who killed a researcher at the national institutes of health. somebody shot 51-year-old dr. peter marvit at about 10:30 last night. it was just a few blocks from hi house. according to the baltimore "sun," he was home from practice with a chorus in which he sings at the time. investigators believe robbery might have been the motive. he worked as a contractor for nih and taught at the university of maryland. >>> and 20-year-old kelly he will ellerbe jr. who lives in baltimore has been charged with attempted murder, assault and a weapons charge. he is accused of critically woomding 20-year-old michael campbell. campbell was not a student but he was on campus visiting a relative. police say witnesses were able to identify the suspect. he is also wanted a drug charges. >> to presidential politics. now president obama is in new york for a night of politics and late night tv taping while mitt romney mass moved into damage control mode. a tape was secretly released last night. >> reporter: mitt romney we

off... at theewrong . stop. 4-year-old jaden is a pre-k baltimore county student at campfield elementary learning center. someone at the school put him on the wrong bus yesterday. he was suppose to be delivered o his daycare center, less than a mile aaay from the school. dropped off at the bonnie away..../ jaden used the good samarittn's cell phone to alert his father. 3 3 "he just kept saying the bus is gone, the bus is gone. so, i said i'm on my way to get youuand i hung up. so, i'm thinking he's at the daycare. so, i'm calling the daycare provider to tell her have him ready, i'm on the way and the guy answered.. so, i'm like what's going on. he said i, well, i have your son.. he's in my apartment, scared to death. .i didn't know what's going on.." baltimore county schools... are investigating.. family,... friends and baltimorians everywhere... continue to mourn the passing of former ravens owner art modell. modell.according to reports modell passed away at johnn had been admitted on wednesday for unknown reasons.his cause of death is noo known at this time.modell... an n-f-

in baltimore and his choice to do so has change the way we think about weekends in the fall. >> he was called -- he expected he would call cleveland home. financial struggles and uncooperative politicians brought him to baltimore. he was returned to the nfl. it prevented him from returning. >> he never looked back after making the move but he also never tried to hide how torn he felt making the decision that would shape his legacy. >> no matter how promising, i love the city of baltimore and the people here. there similar in make up here to baltimore as it is in cleveland. it hurt terribly to see the last game. >> only five seasons after clinging to the nfl back to baltimore and baltimore back to the nfl, he dedicated the trophy to the citizens of baltimore. >> think you very much. -- thank you very much. to the people in baltimore city, the people in baltimore county, and to the state of maryland, this belongs to you. >> his love of the game never wavered. from an early age, he recognized football and his life would become a marriage of passion and destiny. >> what brought me to b

. >> and baltimore right now. >> it's great weather wide wise. >> i am on the hot seat -- wise. >> i am on the hot seat. >> i like the shirt. >> thanks so much. yes, we are looking good tonight. we will stay dry out there. and the humidity out there once again but it's not going to be as humid as it has been. that's good news that i candeliver this morning. married most powerful radar is dry. you don't need the rain gear as you step out and about. temperatures in arnold 71. and dew point yes they are up there but they are not in the 70s like they have been. looking at 68 for a dew point in arnold. 67 for a temperature in millersville and the dew point coming in at 66 and the last stop at hanover with the temperature coming in right around 68 degrees as well. and that's where linda so is this morning as she get things ramped up for the evening. heading through the hour by hour forecast, we will see sun and clouds throughout the day. temperatures right around 79 degrees by 10. and plenty of sunshine by lunchtime with the temperature at 86 degrees. it's going to be a hot one on tap. let

beginning tonight in baltimore. >>> a 4-year-old boy and his mother shot domestic fight. we're going to bring the latest on what police say happened. >>> and one maryland county looking to put one language above all others. residents have a chance to voice their opinion on thursday september 27th. i'm charley crowson. >> and i'm megan pringle thanks so much for joining us, whether you're going to the ravens game or going to the bus stop, we have to know what the weather is like. >> i've been talking about bill, bill did a good job. we'll talk more about him later. let's get the people out and about this morning. don't forget the rain gear. you can see maryland's most powerful radar is active this morning. we're seeing lightning out there and it's heading toward port deposit. heavy rainfall coming along i- i-95. be prepared for that. also aberdeen. all sliding off toward east toward elkton. and we're dealing with heavier rain around perry hall and white marsh dealing with lighter rain. carney dealing with light rain and hampton, towson, got the bulk of the rain and then things will be

investigating. in a statement, they explain why everything ended. they say the baltimore county police department thoroughly investigate all charges. in this case, and no force was used during the encounter. maryland law is very specific about criteria for charges to be brought in a sexual assault case and those required elements are not in this case. also when juveniles engaging in sexual activity, a certain age difference must be present in order for the act to be a crime. that is not present in this case. the parents did meet with the school principal who promised she would take action. the parents will keep their daughter out of school temporarily until this is all result. wbal-tv 11 news. >> police say a mother left five small children alone in a hotel room while she committed a robbery. she is facing a long list of charges including five counts of confining an unattended trout. she and another man entered a hotel room and demanded money. police obtained a key from the employee and found five children ranging in ages from four months to six years old. they are being cared f

click on national news. >> closer to home tonight, securities on the forefront of baltimore county school employees after two major gun incidents since the school year began. they met today to review the security measures now in place. our education reporter is live at school headquarters with more on the meeting. >> the superintendent will be first to tell you these have been trying times for the school system. all the more reason, he says, for people to become more aware of their surroundings. >> the district-wide safety meetings were in response to gun incidents at perry hall high school and stammers run middle school. school principals were also ordered to review school crisis plans already on the books. the school system's communications director says there is a reason why the superintendent is calling for review. >> we want to make sure that people are really paying attention, that teachers are comfortable with their crisis plans, and more importantly, that students are included so that they know what to do in the event of an incident in a school. >> decides to call -- beside

coverage of the shooting the victim's parents... go to fox baltimore dot com slash perry hall. &pfamily and friends gathered tonight... to remember ... jessica lynn lee.the vigil was held in pasadena... behind the "ollies" outlet.that's where her body was found.she was reported missing in may...in august...someooe found a skull in the woods... soon after... her body was found.her killer has not een oond iq: we have no idea who it is oq: whoever did it itanyone with information about jessica's ddath is asked po call police the... funeral procession... for... a... baltimmre city police officer... was... several miles long. hundreds... of officers... from all over the state... turned out... for the tribute... to officer... forrest taylor.../. who... died... from complications.../ after... a... car crash... he had... last february ...in his police cruiser. (police)"i think its absolutely truu you can say baltimore is a safer city because of his work..and it really goes bacc to those assignments..we took very very good people anddput them in very very challenging those officers...

for november 16th. >>> a 17-year-old boy shot in a cafeteria on the first day of school in baltimore is finally home. daniel was shot last month at perry hall high school. he left the hospital yesterday after spending two weeks in the hospital. he has down syndrome and suffered a bruised lung, fractured rib and a hole in his torso. the accused gunman is being charged as an adult with attempted murder and assault. >>> this morning a family is mourning the loss of a 2-year-old boy who apparently drowned in a backyard pool. chopper 4 flew over the scene yesterday morning in the 17000 block of sandy knoll drive. police say a neighbor was performing cpr on the child when they arrived. the boy was two months short of his third birthday. he was at home with a caretaker at the time. police are trying to figure out how he got into the pool. >>> montgomery county says pepco does not have enough crews to keep up with frequent power outages. according to "the washington examiner," that's what the office of consumer protection said in a filing with the maryland public service commission. the fili

, we've got cool temperatures, 61 at gaithersburg. 63 at baltimore. 62 at dulles. we're feeling that fall chill out there. we're not alone. take a look at this, across areas of the dakotas, 36 degrees right now, unbelievable, 37 in areas of the northern plains. so that's a pretty good indication of the cooler air that's really settling in. we're going to get a gradual warmup as we move through the course of the week. northwesterly flow today, plenty of sunshine. ridge of high pressure in control. that's going to hold us into the week. much cooler, but we'll see plenty of sunshine. by midday today, 76 degrees, sunny and pleasant. and our high today is going to be 77 degrees. light northwesterly winds, as i mentioned. and sunny skies, dry and cooler. by tonight, we'll have temperatures into the 50s. that's going to be pretty much everywhere. our accuweather seven-day forecast, look at this run of sunshine. not bad at all. there is a chance, however, that we could see a spotty shower once we get into the weekend, saturday, maybe sunday, because of another frontal system coming through. but t

3 33 3 3 3 3 baltimore ravens owner, art ws - modell... haa died. died.modell was 87 years oll... bruce cunningham gives uu a look back into his life... life... ((ttke pkg)) 3 -art modell meent a lot to this city-people are facebook page... megan has more on theirrreaction. peaction. good morninggguys,peoole all over baltimore... and across the nation are waking up with heavy hearts this morning... hearing this news.this is the tt baltimore. baltimmre.on our facebook page... people are sharing their memories:--craig ssys: i had the privilege of knowing mr. modell. he was a kind and gentle man. his sons are great and what a nice amily. thanks memory.--bob simply wrote... rip art modell--tyre writes: a legend in this town.--jean called him baltimore's hero --for some people they're appreciation for mr modell went even deeper... todd wrote on facebook... mr odell brought football back at the right time. itthelped me and my dad ith loss of my stepmom . thoss sunday's at memorial stadium helped our hhaling process and made our bond strrnger. let alone he fflled a void that baltimore

washington, baltimore, up think philadelphia and new york, if you're out along the i-95 cordon, you want to watch out for storms. damaging wind is the biggest threat. most likely between 4:00 and 7:00 tomorrow night. i'll break it down. >>> the had you been of a former falls church mayor was sentenced to 22 years in prison today for crimes against young girls committed in his own house. michael gardner says he didn't molest any of the girls, but the victims' parents say they believe the girls. the sentence came down today. >> michael gardner barely reacted. he was the only one to speak out in court today, but the victims say they got the last word. they are willing to go public, but because of the nature of the crimes we are not identifying them. >> i think it was the right sentence. i'm very happy with the judge, and i think he did right by our girls. >> a father chokes up after learning another father he trusted will spend more than two decades in prison. 48-year-old michael gardner convicted of sexual assault. gardner's wife says it never happened, but the victims' parents say it did.

couldn't make it financially anymore in cleveland, moved to baltimore, and became a reviled figure. not in the hall of fame because, the word is, a lot of people say the way he stole cleveland to move them to baltimore. but with time, should heal some of the memory of modell, and he will ron day reside in canton. >>> brandon jacobs do you feel for the sunday game in green bay. >>> woods and mcilroy. tieingering shoot -- tiger shoots 65 today. and mcilroy, he's at 64. woods at 65. that's going to be some weekend! >>> novak djokovic, the second seed, tweaked his back during his final match with juan martin. djokovic came back and won in three straight sets he want advances on. >>> 2-time warrior coach don nelson enters the basketball hall of fame in springfield, massachusetts. he has more wins than anyone in nba history. he talks about owner, jim fitzgerald, who he worked for in milwaukee. >> part of my 30-some years of coaching, over half of them, i worked for jim fitzgerald. and he's one guy who probably wanted me to be in the hall of fame more than anybody i've ever known. [ cheering and

possibility of regular officials on the thursday game between baltimore and cleveland. live in the newsroom, jay korff. >> we will see what happens. coming up, madonna and her controversial comments about president obama. we will tell you what she is saying. first, a poll. class 41 days from election day. today seems to be one of the brightest for the obama campaign. a new poll by cbs news, "the new york times", and a university. boaters in three battleground states ohio, pennsylvania, and florida, showed obama ahead between 9% and 12%. both candidates were campaigning in ohio today. president obama accused romney of saying his approach is not credible. he also said romney profited from companies that ship jobs to china. as for the republican challenger, we are joined by dirty jobs host in a rally outside cleveland. he was talking about jobs and manufacturing. president obama may have swag,. but he lacks the ability to fix the u.s. economy. a week from tonight, mitt romney and the president will square off in their first debate. still to come on abc 7 news tonight,, is talking agai

tribute to their father. baltimore city respected him as well. today the two brothers' share special memories about their father. >> he really loved you guys. >> the former ravens president shared thoughts and described moments when they had to say goodbye. >> we had a moment with my father at the hospital with four players, the head coach, the owner. i think that evil -- that easily rival my father receiving the super bowl trophy. >> a larger than life portrait hangs at the entrance. he died on thursday morning. during his tenure, the ravens won the super bowl in 2001. his family just wanted him to know how much they loved him and how much baltimore love them. >> we know poppy had this incredible love affair with my father. >> as a young boy, he and his father took a cab ride in new york, and it left a lasting impression. >> on that have ride, they were best friends. he knew everything about the family and it was just two guys. this the kind of man he was. a wonderful human being. >> former raven's offensive linemen jonathan ogden said he will be missed. >> we will miss that

baltimore who died after a confrontation with baltimore city police last week. anderson had been walking home last week in east baltimore when he came into contact with several police officers. in the first initial police report that was given after his death, it said that he died because he was trying to hide drugs that he was ingesting. however, now police admit it's not true and people who say they saw that confrontation, they tell a much different story. >> he put his arms to the side and come straight up and slammed them on his neck, collar bone-like. he sit that man up. [ indiscernable ] >> well now police will only say the circumstances of this case remain under investigation. the visitation, by the way, it begins today at 10:00 a.m. at march funeral home and after the funeral tomorrow morning the family is planning a march. that is going to happen from the funeral home down to the scene of that confrontation with police. >>> a woman in anne arundel county, she's accused of trying to kill her estranged husband by hitting him with a pick-up truck. petina moorehead from shady grove

have done damage to the on field program. and it begins tonight here in baltimore. >> they're first game back on the job will be tonight at m and t bank stadium when the ravens host the cleveland browns. couldn't be better time. those replacement refs would have been on the field had the nfl not reached this tentative agreement. you remember what happened monday night when things came to a boiling point. the replacement refs were under fire for the questionable call that gave the saw hawks the win over the green bay packers. after that call the two sides got serious about negotiations. coaches players and fans have been frustrated with the o -- officiating by the refs. for football fans especially those ravens fans, it couldn't have come sooner. >> that's awesome. i mean, ravens were directly affected in their second game of the season with a loss that was an obvious bad call, even by replay. the defender didn't even turn around to even know where the ball was going and they called a push off on the offensive player and that was not so. >> so the official refs will be back on the fi

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baltimore this morning. we have learned from service from washington, d.c., up to baltimore is currently delayed, and this is due to some signal system problems. the good news is repairs are under way. we'll continue to keep you posted. all you have to do is follow @news4 today on twitter. reporting from the live desk, i'm angie goff, back to you. >>> we're also following breaking news in the district. a man in critical condition after prince george's county police officers shot him. they say he opened fire on them first. this is late last night at the d.c.-maryland border. news 4's melissa mollet is live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. just behind me, we just spoke with officers. they say they're going to keep this road shut down for the next couple of hours at least because they want to wait until daylight to get a better look at the scene. i'm going to step out of the way for you so we can see what's going on here. just a couple of officers here now. the road still blocked off. a couple of moments ago they gathered several evidence markers scattered along the road.

morgan state university in baltimore. one man has been shot on campus. again, morgan state university in baltimore, reports of a shooting. details coming in. we'll give it to you as we get more of it. >>> some businesses in prince george's county say they were ransacked in the aftermath of those storms last weekend. thieves moved in while the power was out last saturday. storm owners tell us they targeted copper piper. darcy spencer has more on these crimes of opportunity. darcy? >> reporter: tim, apparently when the power goes out, so do surveillance cameras at many businesses. business owners tell us they were targeted as a result of that. this is what they were after, copper pipes and wiring. >> they broke the gate and got in. >> reporter: he said thieves went behind his shell gas station on old branch avenue in clinton saturday and stole the copper piping off his air conditioning unit. >> we paid about $2,400. it's up and running now. less than $10 for that. >> reporter: it happened after severe storms left thousands of petco customers in the dark. some businesses say they felt thiev

prep near baltimore where she attended high school. she is the former university of virginia lacrosse player who was murdered two years ago. her ex-boyfriend beat her to death in a drunken rage. he was sentenced to 23 years in prison. her family says building the field is what kept them going. >> it gave us something positive to focus on and to work on. it really pulled us up and got us going and got us out every day. >> the field cost $1.2 million to build and was financed through donations to the school and the one love foundation started by her family to help raise awareness for dating vile zbleens we could learn more about the search of a killer of that high school honors student. prince georges county police are holding a public meeting tonight to discuss amber stanley's murder. someone shot and killed the 17-year-old last month in her own bed at her home in kettering. detectives will give an update on their investigation. tonight's meeting begins at 7:00 at the community center. >>> also tonight, the naacp will once again call on the city to overall its police department. it's h

keeps on going. he had eight catch for 157 yards against baltimore. it was right place, right time for vikings receiver steven burton. the christian ponder pass against the colts tipped at the line. battled by tight end kyle randolph and right into burton's hands for the touchdown. luck was on minnesota's side. andrew luck was on the colts' side as they downed the vikes. how about the giants' quarterback, ely manning did not look like an mvp on this play. hits pass picked off. check out wright. he is doing the rest. the giants swiping at him but he keeps avoiding. he is all the way to the house as the bucks almost pulled off the upset against the defending super bowl champions. going way back to last thursday. the packers had the most deceptive play of the week. a fake field goal. the hoerld shovels the pass to tom crabtree. he sees daylight and now he's seeing the end zone. mike mccarthy salutes his team's first win of the year. this was a good game. reggie bush against i had the raers. as a matter of fact, it was the best game of any running back of any this week. breaks a couple

baltimore ravens and the cleveland browns passed away this morning at the age of 87. now, they bought them way back in 1961 and that was before he moved the team to baltimore for the start of the season here with a lot of fans in cleveland, well, they never forgave him for that, but the players and coaches, past and present, they remember a man who cares deeply about each and every one of them. >>> keeping students safe or big invasion of privacy. a couple of schools now have a way of tracking students at all times. it is their i.d. they've got tracking trips in them. 4,200 students are taking part in this pilot program, even as we speak. many of them, their parents are not too happy about it. in fact, one teacher calls the tracking shift, the mark of the beast. they probably wouldn't like it though. >>> all right, the weather was not pretty outside today, but in fact we saw some rain drops fall on our heads. but the sun came out later. topper will be here in a few minutes to let you know which picture will last into the weekend. but we'll hear from the elderly woman attacked from a beaver

neighborhood. anyone with information should call montgomery police. >>> former baltimore ravens owner art modell is being remembered as one of the most influential n.f.l. owners in history. he died in baltimore at the age of 87. modell had been in declining health for the past few years. the former n.f.l. owner was vilified in cleveland after moving the old cleveland browns to baltimore back in 1996. the team was renamed the ravens. modell was also a driving force behind monday night football. >>> still to come when we come back, the doctors are in. coming up in about 20 minutes, i go one on one with dr. travis stork. stay with us. we'll be back and we'll also tell you what's being done in our region to battle the nationwide spike in the number of west nile virus cases. glrs starting tonight, the maryland -- starting tonight, the maryland department of agriculture is stepping up its fight against the west nile virus. they'll begin spraying to kill mosquitoes in some fakeds. over the -- some neighborhoods. over the next week, there will be extra spraying in harundel county and the milf

who brought the ravens to baltimore and was a key insider in the national football league, died this morning. art modell was 87. modell was belough in baltimore, but cursed in cleveland in 1996, when he moved the franchise to charm city, a move some say kept him from getting into the pro football hall of fame. during the four decades, he helped negotiate lucrative contracts with tv networks. his wife patricia died last year and his sons david and john were at his side when he died. >>> in just a matter of hours, the fairfax county school board will vote on a new committee, which could be influential when it comes to changes in the way students are disciplined. the board is creating a panel to streamline students' rights and responsibilities. the manual, that is, which includes disciplinary policies. tonight they will vote on the makeup of that 29-person committee. it would be comprised the -- and this is causing some concern among parents who fear their voices won't be heard if school officials outnumber them on the panel. >> i'd like to see experts who know about student discip

control of the philadelphia/baltimore game among others. >> yes, unless you areurie r ouwhefl has kicked the replacement refs to the curb. >> the packers playing at the goal line. as wilson scrambles t keep it alive. the game's final play is to the end neic fed tate with jennings simultaneous. who has it? who do they give it to? touchdown! one guy goes on touchdown, and the other said no. >> that play is why the regular akthld starting tonight in baltimore. what does that have to do with the presidential race you ask? for nfl teams like the packers, the new regular refs can begin a reset for their season for mitt romn it's time for another campaign set. thebn new season for mitt and bring him closer to the end zone? our pal ed rendell joins us. governorcan rom knney do anythig to turn this race around? >> number one, governor romney has to do a terrific debate performance, especially in the first debate. number two, he needs help. the obama campaign has to stumble or a current event that reflects badly on the president. i think the first is possibly. governor romney is a vy good wlm all

baltimore legend. the funeral for the former owner of the baltimore ravens... art modell... is scheduled for later this mornin. morning.megan illiland is here with more on how he is being honored today. good morning guys,the funeral for art modell will be held at congregation t 11:000o'clock this morning.the service will be followed by an invitation only luncheon and a private since his passing last thursday... at the age of 87... the city of baltimore has been honoring the man who brought football back to home opener at m and t bank s - stadium... there was a moment of silence for mr modell.he started his careee in football as the owner of the cleveland browns.when he brought the have a lot of money... but he told us once... he found a sympathetic banker. iq: he took a liking to meoo: i think you're going to do it ... aad he gave me the credit creditand he bbcame loved in baltimore because of it.you pan watch art modell's funeral online today s it happens. at 11 a-m... at foxbaltimore dot com. modell familiy is asking that &pcontributions be made to the seed school in baltimore.i'm mega

waited a week or more to get their electricity back. and today's meeting is taking place in baltimore and it comes after the psa held eight public hearings in the last month all to get customer input about the outages. >>> it's 5:05. we get the latest your money report of the morning. >> the lovely jessica doyle is here. good morning, jess. >> good morning, lovely people. the big question, will they or won't they? willed federal reserve come out this afternoon with new medicine for the economy? all bets are off for wall street till we find out. the dow stands at 13,333, added 10 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq was up by 10 and the s&p 500 was better by 3 points. >>> a lot of people want to start their own businesses or they want to do a better job rung the one they have so this -- running the one they have so this could be just the ticket. the prince william chamber of commerce is launching a business academy. it's focusing on marketing, sales and human resources. the fall session begins today at the chamber headquarters in manassas 7:30 to 10:00 a.m. cost per session $25 for cham

baltimore. going into the 80s today. we'll watch for storms this afternoon. let's check in with monika at 5:00 a.m. she's watching for traffic. >>> there's a fallen tree on beach drive. it's closed it joyce and bladden. in the meantime, let's take a look at our interstates. northbound i-95 you'll begin to see early volumes today. terrible traffic tuesday. we've been telling thu all morning. through woodbridge right now you're still okay through the occoquan river. a bit of volume forming here in springfield. let's show what you it looks like on the northbound side. yesterday of course was labor day and it was much lighter than this. so keep that in mind. tack on at least an extra 5 to 10 minutes to your commute this morning. let's take another look at our maps. this time we'll go to the bw parkway and route 50 through cheverly. you'll be okay. no problems on route 50 coming in from annapolis to the beltway and the prince george's county side of the beltway is incident free right now. here's 270 southbound coming down from father hurley down to the point where the lanes divide. right no

will be forever be known for moving the team to baltimore in 1996. the ravens won the super bowl in 2000. he sold the ravens in 2004. news 4 melissa mollet is in baltimore and will have more on modell's passing at 11:30. >>> fairfax county schools may change how they discipline students. the disciplinary policy. news 4 megan mcgrath has more now from fairfax. >> good morning. every student in the fairfax county public school system is bound by the rules and policies of the rights and responsibilities manual. but that manual is quite large. it's over 40 pages. and it's actually in the process of being updated and changed. that process, however, has not been without controversy. some parents have called for a reworking of the discipline rules and they want input into that process. well, later tonight, the school board will vote on the makeup of a 29-person committee that will look at the policies and then offer recommendations to the school board. now, the committee is to be made up of administrators, educators and parents, but some are concerned that the committee is too heavily weig